The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-10-26
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.

SEC. l. Every male citizen twenty-ol c
years of age, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be entitled to vote al
all elections:
FrSt.-He shall have been citizen OF
the United States at least one month.
Second He shall have resided in the State
one year, Cor, if having previously been a
qualified elector or native born citizen OF
the State he shall have renewed thereform
and returned, then six months,) immo u
a.ely preceding the election.
Third.-Ile shall have resided in the
election district where he offers to vote Mt
lesst two months Immediately preceding
the election.
FOurth.-1f twenty-five years of age or
upwards, he shall have paid within two
years n State or county tax which shall
have been assessed at least two months and
paid at least one month before election.
SEC. .. The General election shall :
held annually on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November, but
the General Assembly may, by law, fix a
diilerOnt day, two-thirds of all tho mem-
bers of each House consenting thereto.
also give official notice of the follow
ing provisions of an act approved the 30th
of March, 1866, entitled "An act regula-
ting the mode of voting ut all the elections
OF this Commonwealth"
SEC. l. BE il enacted by the Senate and
House { ( Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General AS
semblY met, and it is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same. That the quail
flied voters OF the several counties of this
Commonwealth, at all general, township,
borough and special elections are hereby
! hereafter authorized and required to vote
by tickets printed or written, or partly
/ printed and partly written, severally elias.
! sitied as follows One ticket shall embrace
the names of alliudges of courts voted for
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| ticket shall embrace the names of all the
State officers voted for and be labeled
"State;" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all the county officers voted for
including office of Senator and member o
Assembly, If voted for, and member o
/ Congress, If voted for, and be labeled
County - one ticket shall embrace the
names of all the township officers voted
for, and be labeled "Township :" on,
ticket shall embrace the names of all thu
| borough officers voted for and be labeled
Borough" and each class shall be depos
tied in separate ballot boxes.
Notice is hereby given, That any person
excepting Justices of the Peace who shal
hold any office or appointment Ofproht o
trust under the United States, or thi
State, or any city or corporated district
whether commissioned officer or other
wise, a subordinate officer or agent VIII,
is or shall be employed under the legisla
: Iufe, executive or judiciary department O
this State, or in any city, or OF an incor
porated district. and also that every mem
bor OF Congress and Of the State Legisla
ture, or Of the select or common counci
OF any city, or commissioners of any in
cnrporated district, is by law incapable @
holding or exercising at the time, tn
Office or appointment of judge, inspecto
or clerk of any election in this Common
[ wealth and that 10 inspector, judge o
other officer ofsuch election shall be eligi
bic TO hc then voted for.
The Judges of the aforesaid district
shall represontatively take charge of til
certificates of return of the election ,
their respective districts, and prOduC
! them at the Prothonotary's Office in tn
Borough of Tionesta, as follows: "a
r Judges living within twelve miles of tn
/, ProthonotarY's Office or within twenty
. four miles if their residence be i'm towT
village or city rpOn the line of lailroa
leading to the county seat. shall before tW
O'Clock p. m, on WEDNESDAY, Nc
5 VEMBER NINTH. 1887, and al othe
? Judges shall before twelve o'clock, M, o
} THU RSDAY, NOVEMBER TENTl
5 loe7, deliver said returns, together wit
the return sheets, TO the Prothonotary
the Court Of Common Pleas of Fore,
2 county, which said return shall he filet
, and the day and hour of filing marke
! therein. and shall be preserved by Tn
! Prothonotary for public inspection.
l GlYen under my hand at my Office i'm Tic
nesla, Pa, this 27th day of Septembe
IN the year of our Lord one thousan
5 eight hundred and eighty-seven, and /
! the one hundred and twelfth year of III
{ Independence Of the United States.
p /, AGNEW, Sheriff.